relative vs congeneric

congeneric vs relative

relative and congeneric both are nouns.

relative and congeneric both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
relative	Yes	Yes	No	No
congeneric	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, relative and congeneric are synonyms defined as:

relative and congeneric: an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)

Other synonyms of relative include congenator, congener.

relative (noun)	congeneric (noun)
an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)	an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
a person related by blood or marriage

relative (adjective)	congeneric (adjective)
estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete	belonging to the same genus
properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'

Difference between relative and congeneric

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